About Douglas Cape Airport

ICAO	FADC
FIR	Johannesburg FIR
Region	Northern Cape
Country	South Africa
Runways	16/34
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-29.0746, 23.8009 290429S 0234803E
Coordinates (Center)	-29.07526, 23.80228 290431S 0234808E
Variation	22.4° W (2024)
Timezone	Johannesburg (+2 h)
Local time	May 9, 2024 23:03

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Douglas Cape Airport

Douglas Cape Airport is a small airport in Northern Cape, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -29.07526 and longitude 23.80228. The airport has one runway: 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is FADC. Nearby other airfields are Bucklands Airport, Malabar, Douglas North Airport, Bateleur Airport and Douglas Northeast Airport.

Douglas Cape Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lanseria International Airport, which is 536 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Johannesburg.

Douglas Cape Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Johannesburg. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:44. This applies to Douglas Cape Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
16	134°	156°	-29.08	23.8078	1,498 m
34	314°	336°	-29.0705	23.7968	1,498 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Bucklands Airport	ZA-0274	7.3 km	251°
Malabar	FAMF	8.4 km	032°
Douglas North Airport	ZA-0275	13 km	343°
Bateleur Airport	ZA-0044	17 km	243°
Douglas Northeast Airport	ZA-0283	22 km	040°
Witfontein Airport	ZA-0276	25 km	155°
Siyancuma West 3 Airport	ZA-0272	27 km	241°
Siyancuma West 2 Airport	ZA-0271	35 km	242°
Mokala Airport	ZA-0309	46 km	103°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Douglas Cape Airport.